Nialler9 — With so many releases flying at you, here are recommended vetted listens from Nialler9 for you this week, as collated in the Nialler9 New Albums Spotify playlist, updated weekly. 1. Kendrick Lamar – DAMN. Full info on production credits, fan ... more info

CNN Showbiz — Be kind to Kendrick Lamar fans today; they probably didn't get much sleep last night. more info

Nialler9 — Kendrick Lamar’s new album DAMN. was released today and it’s DAMN. good! Dispensing with the sprawling jazz style of To Pimp A Butterfly, DAMN. returns to more established hip-hop sound. Fears about U2 were going to fit into all of this wer... more info

USA Today Music — Lamar's highly-anticipated fourth album dropped on Friday, April 14.             more info

Stereogum — The Comment Party rages on! After one song-length declaration of war, one supremely badass lead single, one release date fakeout, and one internet-uniting leak, Kendrick Lamar's DAMN. has officially arrived. In addition to some very memeable cover ar... more info

Stereogum — Sit down, be humble, and get y'all shit together -- for real this time -- because damn, DAMN. is here. Following the declaration of war that was "The Heart Part 4," Kendrick Lamar hit us with "HUMBLE.," and now the rest of his official follow-up to... more info

AllHipHop — THE INTERNET GOT JOKES ONCE AGAIN... more info

XLR8R — This weekend XLR8R heads out to Palm Desert for the first weekend of Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival. As with every year, Goldenvoice has again organized a killer cast of artists to perform across the polo grounds’ seven stages, with he... more info

Stereogum — Kendrick Lamar's hotly-anticipated new album DAMN. comes out tomorrow, but it looks like LeBron James got his hands on an early copy. He's been jamming out to it on his Instagram story today, and he seems to know a lot of the words so chances are he'... more info

Stereogum — When Kendrick Lamar unveiled the cover art for his new album DAMN. , the initial reaction was, shall we say, a bit mixed. Thanks to Kendrick's downcast expression and the big red Times New Roman font, the artwork has already been memed into oblivion... more info